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nothingness
[nuhth-ing-nis]
noun
the state of being nothing.
something that is nonexistent.
a view of humanity as suspended between infinity and nothingness.
lack of being; nonexistence.
The sound faded into nothingness.
unconsciousness or death.
She remembered a dizzy feeling, then nothingness.
utter insignificance, emptiness, or worthlessness; triviality.
The days followed one another in an endless procession of nothingness.
something insignificant or without value.
nothingness
/ ˈʌθɪŋɪ /
noun
the state or condition of being nothing; nonexistence
absence of consciousness or life
complete insignificance or worthlessness
something that is worthless or insignificant
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nothingness1
Example Sentences
I want it to almost feel like nothingness.
“Seeing all those titles together in one place makes them blend into one vast nothingness.”
As we sat in her apartment, I was perplexed by the airy bites, which seemed like little nuggets of fried nothingness.
Mr Hampshire said in his witness statement that there was "nothing to hide" in the exchanges between Andrew and Xi – and they were full of "top-level nothingness", such as birthday wishes.
“That’s what baseball’s all about. These long periods of nothing happening and then bursts of action. I wanted to tease out those passages of nothingness and show that there’s actually a lot happening.”
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